The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-01-06
STATE GLEANINGS.

was once q dry goods clerk in NIcks
burg, Miss.
There is not q whiskev saloon
within the limits of "the free state
of Franklin" So says the Herald.
Mr.. A. J Wilmington, for many
years Sheriff OF Amite county, died
at his home IN Liberty recently.
The Lexington Advertiser aud
the Vicksburg Democrat suggest
Hon. f. Barksdaie for Governor.
The estate of the late Col. L. A.
Ragsdalc, of Meridian, is valued at
from a quarter TO a half million
dollars.
Mr. f. Bloomfield, editor OF the
Gulf Coast Advertiser, and Miss
Irene Denny, were married on the
23rd ult.
Capt. w. II. Hardy, and a party
Of Northern capitalists are making
a tour of the projected line of the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.
Young Siycly, who was shot and
dangerously wounded at Raymond
during the holidays by Albert 6.
Adams, is said to be recovering
Little Joe Nelson, aged 9 years,
accidentally killed his brother Ben
ME, aged II, while the two were out
bid hunting near Hazlehurst last
week.
L. 5. William, Esq, formerly a
division superintendent on the Hi
nos Central, succeeds Col. Frost
as superintendent of the n. J. d G.
railroad.
The Harper party willie in Vicks
burg, took the picture Of Miss Julia
McQuade, to grace the pages of
Harpcr's Monthly, as a type Of
Southern beauty.
Jere Horn, formerly of the Merid-
ian Mercury, has been appointed TO
the position Of copyholdcr in the
Government Printing Office, at sal
airy OF So 20 per day.
A considerable number Of blooded
cattle are being introduced into
Copiah county, a fact the Signal,
Copiahan credits to the example
and influence of the a. & NJ College.
Emmett L. Ross, of the Canton
Picket, has written beautiful com
panion-pocm to his Sock that Baby
Wore The scene is laid in his
own household on Christmas morn
ing.
Another election has beer order
ed in Neshoba county to ascertain
the will of the people in voting 500,
600 in bonds to the n. J. Il G.. r. h.
The proposition has been greatly
modified.
Denny Harris, n negro, has con-
ies>ed to have killed tire negro Tom
Jones who has been missing from
his holnc AT Crystal Springs, for two
weeks. His body was hurlcd and
covered up with pile Of fence rails.
Mr.. Il d. Gan4brrl!, editor Of the
Sword and Shield, brought suit on
the bonds of 6 Jack~on saloon keep
rrs for violations Of the liquor law,
but has stayed proceedings, con-
dltioned on the future good behav
ior Of defendants.
At the late Methodist Conference
in Port Gibson report was read on
the State of the Church showing the
net increase of members the past
wear to be 2494-an increase of %
Sunday school and 1909 scholars,
and baptsms in excess of last year,
1853.
The citizens of Grenada have
offered thousand dollars reward
for The apprehension of Geo. Gard
ner, who some nights since, assas
sinaled Walter Dement,, in the pub
lie square in that city. Gardner
is five feet ten inches high, weighs
l45 pounds, twenty eight years old,
roman nose, medium complexion.
A young citizen of the county liv
ing not 1000 miles from here was in
town day or two ago getting IL
ccnSe 10 marry his third vile in
about four years, and all of them We
believe are now living. From the
second one lie obtained his divorce
at the last term of the chancery
courL.-M0gROlta Gazette.
"The Life and Labors of the Rev
VIM. II. Watkins, ID. d." is the
title of work by Rev. T. S. Miller,
of Natchcz, and lately published by
the Methodist Publishing House al
Nashville. DR.. Watkins was for
many years leading spirit In the
NJ. f. Church, and was the father OF
Rev. A. F. Watkins, at present the
beloved pastor of the Brookhaven
NJ. f. Church. The work referred
to is biographical, but to round it
off has some OF the late minister's
best sermons.
One hundred criminal and 90
civil cases were disposed Of at the
Lnwndes county Circuit Court. AZ
pleads of guilty were entered for
retailing without license and gamb-
ling There were two convictions of
murder-Sam Glenn, for killing his